Officers responded to a report of a break-in at 2:27 a.m. inside the Van Nuys Seventh-Day Adventist Church, located at 14615 Sherman Way, said Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Bruce Borihanh.
The suspect was captured on video inside the church.
The suspect broke windows and threw things inside one of the classrooms at the church.
Police and church members say it doesn't appear that anything was stolen.
The suspect got away, and no description was immediately available.